tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143641578985571684.post8723782741971127396..comments2023-03-26T04:55:06.786-07:00Comments on Jouissance: Benjamin, Bruegel, & (Judi and Ron) Barrettdinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969633101055148719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143641578985571684.post-69021984061502371612010-04-13T14:52:51.543-07:002010-04-13T14:52:51.543-07:00you need to join me on google wave!you need to join me on google wave!mentat840https://www.blogger.com/profile/00624813493543758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143641578985571684.post-39229869674785263042010-04-13T13:50:56.736-07:002010-04-13T13:50:56.736-07:00true dattrue dathannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434756075357746317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143641578985571684.post-16055866991128605072010-04-13T13:47:53.974-07:002010-04-13T13:47:53.974-07:00I hate that culturally we feel that we are defined...I hate that culturally we feel that we are defined by such boundaries and limitations. This symbolic nature of our consumerism deducts from the real beauty of each individual person, from what makes each and everyone one of us an original. The original no longer exists. We are left with nothing but duplications and simulacra of what it could have been. We purged the pornography of anything that has any inherent value that isn't tangible, like real based emotions and instead we rely on flat notes with robotic ennui. <br /><br />"We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning."<br />— Jean Baudrillard (Simulacra and Simulation)mentat840https://www.blogger.com/profile/00624813493543758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143641578985571684.post-72758100662239989422010-04-13T13:34:13.604-07:002010-04-13T13:34:13.604-07:00Nice Jayne. What we buy is symbolic of who we are...Nice Jayne. What we buy is symbolic of who we are, that is, our personality is made up of our consumer choices.hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434756075357746317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143641578985571684.post-59708614075136572362010-04-13T13:24:22.926-07:002010-04-13T13:24:22.926-07:00I love that you posted this gem and included the T...I love that you posted this gem and included the The Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs original book! I used to read this book as a child. I read it over and over again because I just really loved the story, and now I think the direct link to food definitely did not hurt the necessity to be obsessed with symbols/images. Very nice correlation with Benjamin and Bruegel! <br /><br />Now speaking of commodity fetishism: the 'sexual appeal of the inorganic' statement makes me think that it's not the need for commodity that keeps people mesmerized but more because of what that 'symbol' means. If I purchase and only consume organic foods this represents to the world that I am healthy and take serious consideration when it comes to the state of my being. Not such the case. I see it more as: 'if I only buy and consume organic foods this means I buy into the hype and therefore am a sheep.' We follow trends, we abide by symbols didactic-ism without really considering the real message behind the meaning. <br /><br />What does this mean for the natural foods movement? They too are a company based on profit but stick steady to their claim of changing the way we eat to better ourselves and the world we inhabit. Now I'm not saying this is bad or negative--I am questioning commodity fetishism as a means to imbue symbols to persuade the masses through a positive message to instill a factual need for certain 'dominant ideology.'mentat840https://www.blogger.com/profile/00624813493543758947noreply@blogger.com